Kevin Ramsey
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Extensive recruiting and sourcing experience on both retained executive search and corporate sides having placed managers, directors, and vice presidents across industries including Finance, Defense, Life Sciences, Engineering, Marketing, Talent Management (HR), and IT. Exceeded key performance indicators hiring at all clearance levels including Secret, Top Secret/SCI, and TS/SCI w/ Polygraph.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Recruiter, Proposals
Parsons Corporation
Pasadena, CA
03.2018 - 06.2024
- Collaborated with business development/capture teams and win strategy (WinStrat) and managed proposal recruiting supporting federal business unit which delivers, protects, and sustains national security, defense, and global infrastructure programs.
- Managed salary negotiations and drafted offer letters for $4B+ revenue firms’ most profitable business unit which included hiring 30+ TS/SCI cleared staff supporting federal Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Blue Team which is the Department of Defense’s unit that monitors CONUS and OCONUS threats against the U.S. and other countries
- Lead recruiter for Parsons Biosecurity and Biosurveillance group which delivers risk assessments to identify biosecurity threats and laboratory support for the detection, identification, and characterization of pathogens; life sciences federal clients included Centers for Disease Controls & Prevention, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, and U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command (MRDC)
- Managed proposal staffing data in Salesforce
- Conducted Workday training and tests evaluating Workday's software to confirm its accurancy and utility; Workday subject matter expert for proposal team
Lead Recruiter, US West Region
Mott MacDonald Group
Los Angeles, CA
01.2014 - 02.2018
- Led full cycle recruiting for U.S. West Region supporting a 16,000 employee firm
- Collaborated with HR business partners tracking metrics, designing effective onboarding strategies, and presenting at career fairs and industry forums
- Ran recruitment data reports and audits in ATS Kenexa BrassRing
- Negotiated fees and managed relationships with 3rd party retained, contingency, and sourcing firms
- Built a recruiting Sharepoint site that included manager access to job descriptions, DOL laws/language, interview questions; the site also included a real-time chart that tracks days-to-fill and cost-per-hire
Lead Senior Technical Recruiter
AECOM Technology Corporation
Los Angeles, CA
11.2011 - 12.2013
- Led recruiting for United States Central and Northeast Regions; programs included New York City MTA East Side Access rail/transit design team and One World Trade Center Redevelopment
- Recruited over 150+ employees to AECOM which consists of 100,000 employees worldwide; hired 8 to 10 mid- to senior-level candidates per month with days-to-fill average of less than 35 days
- Sourced passive candidates from competing firms and consulted hiring managers on current market trends
Lead Recruiter - Transportation Group
Parsons Corporation
Pasadena, CA
03.2007 - 04.2011
- Recruited over 200 employees for 3 divisions within Parsons Transportation Group business line consisting of over 1,000 employees; managed full-cycle recruiting in new and established markets
- Traveled nationwide promoting Parsons at career fairs both at college and professional levels
- Recruited staff on some of the largest civil infrastructure projects at the time including LAX Int’l Terminal redevelopment, Dulles Int’l Airport design-build expansion, and Dallas (DART) Orange Line expansion
Executive Recruiter/ Sourcing Director
Peoplenext (Stanton Chase) – Retained Search Firm
Milwaukee, WI
10.2004 - 03.2007
- Recruited executive passive candidates for KPMG, Jacobs Engineering, and KBR/Halliburton for retained executive search firm placing candidates at the Vice President, Director, and Manager levels
- Performed/engaged in over 80 active searches by 4th quarter 2006; completed top passive searches for project/financial professionals with leading firms including KPMG and Jacobs Engineering
- Recruited a network of “Women & Minorities in Engineering” project generating pipeline of over 400+ professionals to diversify candidate pool ahead of our client’s initial public offering
Intern - Spring Semester
United States Senate - Honorable Sen. Herb Kohl
Madison, WI
01.2003 - 05.2003
- Drafted casework to federal agencies and corporations on behalf of the Senator and of the United States Congress
- Assisted in drafting briefs on behalf of the Senator
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI05-2003
Skills
- Talent Assessments
- Candidate Sourcing Leader
- HRIS and Applicant Tracking Systems SME - Workday, Kenexa, Taleo
- Professional Human Resources (PHR)
Certification
- Professional Human Resources
Languages
German
Limited
Czech
Limited
Timeline
Lead Recruiter, Proposals
Parsons Corporation
03.2018 - 06.2024
Lead Recruiter, US West Region
Mott MacDonald Group
01.2014 - 02.2018
Lead Senior Technical Recruiter
AECOM Technology Corporation
11.2011 - 12.2013
Lead Recruiter - Transportation Group
Parsons Corporation
03.2007 - 04.2011
Executive Recruiter/ Sourcing Director
Peoplenext (Stanton Chase) – Retained Search Firm
10.2004 - 03.2007
Intern - Spring Semester
United States Senate - Honorable Sen. Herb Kohl
01.2003 - 05.2003
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
University of Wisconsin - Madison
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